US pop star Miley Cyrus has been forced to cancel a concert in the US due to a bout of the flu.

The singer was due to perform at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, but pulled out just half an hour before she was supposed to be on stage.

According to E! News, Miley is dealing with severe ‘‘throat and sinus’’ issues.

The 21-year-old is scheduled to continue the Bangerz Tour on Saturday night in Raleigh, but it looks as if that too will have to be cancelled.

According to a Live Nation press release, ‘‘Cyrus has been diagnosed with flu and doctors have ordered her to rest,’’ reported the Charlotte Observer, adding that a notice posted at the arena by Ticketmaster said the show will not be rescheduled.

Monday night’s cancellation comes just a week after Miley’s beloved dog Floyd was killed by a coyote.

The singer performed Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide, dedicating it to her pup in Boston on Thursday.

The singer tweeted about her sadness, saying, ‘‘I don’t wanna say it because I don’t want it to be real... But my precious baby Floyd has passed away’’ with a picture of her and the husky.

Miley told fans last week she felt ‘‘miserable’’ and ‘‘broken’’ after the death of the Alaskan Klee Kai, and apologised to fans before continuing on her Bangerz Tour.

‘‘I’m sorry in advance if I am not myself tomorrow Boston.

‘‘I will try my best to be my best,’’ she wrote.

‘‘I know I don’t mean it but I wish he would’ve taken me with him this is unbearable. What am I gonna do without him?’’

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Expect unexpected from Game of Thrones: Jones

Game Of Thrones star Finn Jones has warned viewers to expect the unexpected in the latest season of the TV show.

No character is safe, he warns.He says Game Of Thrones remains true to the novels, A Song Of Fire And Ice, but it no longer religiously follows author George R. R. Martin’s storyline.

The fourth season of Game Of Thrones, in which Jones plays Ser Loras Tyrell, screened on Foxtel’s Showcase channel in Australia just hours after it went to air in the US where it crashed the streaming service HBO Go.

He says the characters on the TV show could now be killed out of sequence to the books.‘‘One hundred, per cent, no one is safe now,’’ Jones said during an interview in Brisbane.

‘‘We see more deviation in season four, but the books haven’t been finished yet and the TV series and the books are now two separate entities.

‘‘It doesn’t mean the show is not true to the spirit of the books, the creators love the books and would never stuff around with their spirit .. .but all the actors are scared of their characters (dying).

‘‘I may know what happens in the book to Loras but I do not know what happens in the show and that’s the excitement.’’Jones has appeared in Game Of Thrones since the first season.He had difficulty watching the first three seasons because he had read the books and knew where the shows was heading.

However, having seeing the first three episodes of the new season and knowing the show is slightly deviating from the novels, he’s become a fan of his own series.‘‘I’m a massive fan of the show,’’ he said.

‘‘After seeing the first three episodes, they are so brilliant and amazing, I could not help but get lost in it.

‘‘There’s something about season four which captures your imagination and your heart.‘‘To work on it, enjoy it and be a fan sends a message that the show has really hit its mark.’’

Game of Thrones converts and even long-time fans shouldn’t be ashamed of referring to websites for family trees of the noble houses at war for the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms.

Jones says even though he has read the novel and has himself been a part of the TV series for four years, even he has trouble remembering who is related to who and why.

‘‘I constantly go to the Wikipedia website to look up the family tree,’’ he says.

‘‘It’s impossible to remember because it’s a whole world.

‘‘I’m lucky as an actor that I have someone who has done all the hard work for me and put a family tree together.’’